Originally posted by mistyblue:
I know you are rhethorical in your post but here's my views
Its better to be promoted than to be at the same level year after year, to be used and abused by managers who use you to promote themselves
Its better to be promoted and have the competency to lead than to have some less competent person get promoted and run your life as if its for his personal pleasure to further himself in the food chain at the cost of everyone's blood and sweat, taking all the glory while raining all the blame on the people below
See it as an opportunity, with the given authority to do something. Politics is always there. Like it or not every company has it. You do not have to play it, you just need to do you job well and keep safe from all the daggers.
because I am in the same low level of the food chain for 8 years without any promotion, doing all the dirty work while people above me get increments and promotions at my expense (cause I never dare to stand up and talk back as I tend to be the nice one in my team who help everyone and screw myself). But I cannot just quit cause I do have commitments and who would feed me when I stop working since I stay alone. You see my dilemma? I am like a shark. I got to keep working to survive. Perhaps its the case of 'one man's meat is another man's poison'. But just imagine, 8 years and no movement. LPPL right. I was hailed as the most capable and quickest, smartest and etc. But what Fuck does it do when managers only pay lip service and kept me in the same position so help themselves. So you see me do MBA and the price I pay with poor health for working hard and studing while having parasidic project group members etc. Its a perspective. Try to see the lighter side of things. If not, there's always sgforum as your outlet. You see me flare my tempers here and there in the forum... sometimes I think that's all I can do.
Hmm... Interesting..?